Do you have Faith?

Morningstar do you have faith in the electric utility company. Proof? Flip the light switch, and the lights come on. Your faith is confirmed. You have faith in the local water department. Proof? Turn on the shower knob, and the water sprays. Your faith is confirmed. You believe in your car. Proof? Turn on the key, and the the engine starts and gets you where you need to go. You don't even have to think about it much, except to be sure you have plenty of gasoline. You believe in television. Proof? Push the button on your remote control, and your faithful TV set displays your favorite channel. Everybody has faith&emdash;in something. Everything in life has an element of faith. Brother and sister, what do you really believe in? Where is your faith today? Can you honestly say that your faith will never fail? Do you "have faith in God?"

When folks get under distress, they often pray. They make special promises to God. They ask Him for special favors. Has He answered your prayers lately? Has He given the special favors you have asked for? No? Then is your light switch more reliable and faithful than your God? You say you "have faith in God." Then why does He not give you what you ask for? If faith is as easy as flipping a switch, thus causing the lights come on, as easy as turning the knob and the shower sprays, as easy as forking over some money for a sack of groceries, as easy as pushing a remote button for the TV, why does God fail to instantly respond when you ask for special favors? Could it be that you have not yet learned the practical answer to what is faith?

 

What is faith? Faith is in fact a way of life, good or bad, happy or sad, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health. Everybody has faith in something. And that faith is defined as whatever dictates your life, sun up to sun down, seven days a week, all year long. Faith is tied to a way of living. The way you live shows the things you have faith in. The way you order your time and life is a precise measure of your real faith. You have faith in your worldly lifestyle, but do you "have faith in God?"Morningstar read Mark11,23 and Heb,11.1........Jason